Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mimic \Mim"ic\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mimicked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Mimicking}.]
   1. To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation.

            The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply, The
            habit mimic, and the mien belie.      --Dryden.

   2. (Biol.) To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of
      a totally different nature, or some surrounding object),
      as a means of protection or advantage.

   Syn: To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock.

Mimic \Mim"ic\, Mimical \Mim"ic*al\, a. [L. mimicus, Gr. ?, fr.
   ? mime: cf. F. mimique. See {Mime}.]
   1. Imitative; mimetic.

            Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes To imitate
            her.                                  --Milton.

            Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical. --W.
                                                  Wotton.

   2. Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as,
      mimic gestures. ``Mimic hootings.'' --Wordsworth.

   3. (Min.) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other
      forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble
      simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.

   Note: Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and
         is less dignified than imitative.

   {Mimic beetle} (Zo["o]l.), a beetle that feigns death when
      disturbed, esp. the species of {Hister} and allied genera.

Mimic \Mim"ic\, n.
   One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for
   sport; a copyist; a buffoon. --Burke.

Source : WordNet®

mimic
     v : imitate (a person, a manner, etc.), especially for satirical
         effect; "The actor mimicked the President very
         accurately" [syn: {mime}]
     [also: {mimicking}, {mimicked}]

mimic
     adj : constituting an imitation; "the mimic warfare of the opera
           stage"- Archibald Alison
     [also: {mimicking}, {mimicked}]

mimic
     n : someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress) [syn: {mimicker}]
     [also: {mimicking}, {mimicked}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

MIMIC
     
         An early language designed by J.H. Andrews of the
        NIH in 1967 for solving engineering problems such as
        differential equations that would otherwise have been done on
        an {analog computer}.
     
        ["MIMIC, An Alternative Programming Language for Industrial
        Dynamics, N.D. Peterson, Socio-Econ Plan Sci. 6, Pergamon
        1972].
     
        (1995-01-19)